- spiny-stemmed
- adjectivehaving a spiny stem• Similar to: ↑caulescent, ↑cauline, ↑stemmed
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
stemmed — adjective 1. having a stem or stems or having a stem as specified; often used in combination (Freq. 1) stemmed goblets long stemmed roses • Ant: ↑stemless 2. (of plants) producing a well developed stem above ground • Syn: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
caulescent — adjective (of plants) producing a well developed stem above ground • Syn: ↑cauline, ↑stemmed • Ant: ↑acaulescent • Similar to: ↑cylindrical stemmed, ↑leafy stemmed, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
cauline — adjective 1. (of plants) producing a well developed stem above ground • Syn: ↑caulescent, ↑stemmed • Ant: ↑acaulescent (for: ↑caulescent) • Similar to: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
genus Calamus — noun 1. distinctive often spiny stemmed palms found as climbers in tropical and subtropical forest • Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Palmae, ↑family Palmae, ↑Palmaceae, ↑family Palmaceae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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prickly pear — 1. any of numerous cacti of the genus Opuntia, having flattened, usually spiny stem joints, yellow, orange, or reddish flowers, and ovoid, often edible fruit. 2. the usually prickly fruit of such a cactus. [1605 15] * * * Any of a group of flat… … Universalium
Agavaceae — ▪ plant family the agave family of the flowering plant order Liliales, consisting of about 22 genera and at least 720 species of short stemmed, often woody plants distributed throughout tropical, subtropical, and temperate areas of the… … Universalium
echinoderm — /i kuy neuh derrm , ek euh neuh /, n. any marine animal of the invertebrate phylum Echinodermata, having a radiating arrangement of parts and a body wall stiffened by calcareous pieces that may protrude as spines and including the starfishes, sea … Universalium